Tuesday, November 13, 2012

HOARDERRSSSS

This week I want to talk about something that has become so popular and such a problem that  reality television has picked it up.... I'm talking about Compulsive Hoarding, or if you want to be pc, "pathologcial collecting".  I watch some of these shows (Hoarders, Buried Alive, etc..) and each time I am so shocked.  I find myself sitting there yelling at the t.v. like, "Whatttt is wrong with you people!?". How can these people live like this, everyday, 365...?  I'll admit I'm a bit of a sentimentalist.  I've been known to hold on to things that I consider important or special.  However, I definitely don't stack this shit in the hallways and kitchen and don't clean my bathroom  until theres like black mold creeping in the cracks.   I am not the cleanest person always, but I feel like I can be messy only up to a point; a breaking point.  I'll have papers on the ground, on my desk... clothes I've tried on, or multiples at that, from nights out....shoes EVERYWHERE lol.... and then it's like something comes over me and I'm like OKKKKAAYYYY enough is enough.  Then follows a deep clean.  And then I start the cycle all over again.  I watch these crazy hoarders on theses shows and their families are trying so desperately to help clean out their houses and they are like "No don't take that broken leaf! It still works".  Like......What the *&$@?  It's trash!! Ew...
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So my question to you guys out there is do you know any Hoarders?  Are their any in your family, your friends, maybe a co-worker? Do you think there are different levels or phases or hoarding?
Also, if you do know someone who has a compulsive hoarding problem, how does it make YOU feel? Frustrated...? Angry.....? Sad....? 


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4 comments:

  1. Celine.K.SerranoNovember 14, 2012 at 12:17 AM

    I really liked your post and I myself does the same thing as you, I keep things important to me and I am messy but not super messy. But I do not know anyone who is a hoarder but I do know people who maybe boarder line. Which brings up my question, is there a line between a non hoarder and hoarder? What do you think prevents us from going over that line? Also why do you think they do it? Just something to think about! :)

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  2. Amber CalmerNovember 14, 2012 at 9:45 AM

    I think there are definitely different levels to hoarding. We call my dad a "pack rat" because, like hoarders, he sees value and pontential use in things most people see as grabage. He always has a storage unit filled with extra furniture that he doesnt have room for in his house, or wood that he plans on using to build something oneday, or other things people give him that he has no immediate use for. His living space however, is clean and tidy without clutter. What is hard to understand when watching those shows (which I do watch, and have somehow gotten sucked into watching marathons even lol) is how they lets it take over their lives. Things become more important than relationships and people and to see that makes me feel sad. Sad for them that they are missing out on life becasue they are obsessed with material things. All those people on the shows started with a house or home that wasnt cluttered and it grew to be worse and worse. I guess I could be concerned that my dads problem could grow (I dont think it will tho). It seems like OCD is a trait that they all had and then some life changing event occured and the hoarding was triggered. Do you think that the shows are bringing light to the problem of so many people? Do you think that people who may have been living a secret life are now being discovered and getting help because of these shows?

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  3. UnknownNovember 15, 2012 at 5:02 PM

    I've seen a couple episodes of Hoarders and I've had the same reaction as you. It's definitely shocking knowing that people are able to live with stacks of crap all around their house. I'm also a bit of a sentimentalist but still, it's not like I keep everything and anything that comes my way. So a question that I have is, what are the reasons why people become extreme hoarders? Do certain life events trigger their compulsive behavior?

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  4. TravisNovember 15, 2012 at 7:03 PM

    I think the way you write really shows your voice. It's not formal writing in a traditional sense. It's perfect for blogs. You're not afraid to write "lol" or exaggerate words by what whaattttt, and so on. It adds a great effect. The hoarding is definitely a pretty relevant topic and up to date. I've seen friends and family alike that have issues like this, and it just makes me curious, how did people end up like this? Is it something your born with or morph into? I'm interested in the psychology behind hoarding.

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